Winch

[Frank]

Anyone have a comment on a Super Winch LP 8500 ? Like - dislike Vs. Smitty Built 8500 ? Talk to me Goose ! FjR68

[Hoodoo Man]

I have the epi9 and really like it, this is a discontinued model so not sure how easy it would be to get..... I think the LP8500 has a slower line speed but its decent quality.

[Modeler]

I've been running the Smitty with synthetic line for several years without any issues.

[Frank]

What do we all think of the 9000 from Quadratec ? FjR68

[DDewar53]

Ask Dave what he thinks about Superwinch after his brand new one failed on the first pull last Saturday.

[Carl McFly]

Never had a Superwinch, but I beat the piss out of my Smittybilt XRC8 and it never, EVER blinked. I'd probably still be running it but I couldn't pass up one helluva deal on a 10,500 Recon with a wireless remote and synthetic line

[ZAEDOCK]

I like my Ramsey. It has probably pulled the entire club up something at some point.

Actually, I do remember pulling the entire club up a hill at The Beacon years ago. It was slow, but we all made it.

[diddy2003]

What do we all think of the 9000 from Quadratec ? FjR68

The new integrated model they have looks pretty cool:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/92122_2020_07.htm


If I was going to get a china build inexpensive winch I think I would have to get one of these:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/92122_1000_07.htm


http://www.quadratec.com/products/92122_1007_07.htm


A lot of people are very happy with their smittybilt winch.

[ZAEDOCK]

Is there anyone from China actually named Smitty?

[nostaw]

Is there anyone from China actually named Smitty?

Not that I know of, but Yang Wang is very popular... We have 4-5 of them at our China offices.

JW

[Frank]

The biggest thing is the amp draw and line speed of the Q-9000. 120 less amps is a lot. I would think that I took a chance 10 yrs. ago when I bought a rebuilt Ramsey for dirt money . Really Dirt money. Im probably gonna get the Q-9000 just because of the specs. and take my chances again. Thanks for the input. FjR68

[nostaw]

Torque from an electric motor is directly proportional to current (more current = stronger electromagnetic field = more torque)... So if your winch is drawing 120A less the motor is producing substantially less torque and will need to be geared lower to get the same line pull force.

JW

[Frank]

It appears to be geared lower but line speed (ft.per min) is faster than most in that weight class. Its a 8500 lb. winch , they just call it Q-9 to fool you. FjR68